Tools

Tools are a type of equipment found during Ultima II. Each set of them allows for the disarming of a single trap found within the assorted dungeons and towers of the land.

Description

It is never specifically stated just what the tools used to navigate the various snares of Earth's pits and citadels were, although they could frequently be found by frisking the remains of mercenary thieves and warriors in Minax's warped history. One can assume that the kits likely contained devices for cutting tripwires or dismantling dangerous mechanisms. Whatever they were, these tools appeared to be one-use disposable items, as they were discarded each time a trap was sprung.

Trivia

• In Ultima II tools are largely unnecessary, as the game can be completed without entering a dungeon or tower. However, in the patched version of the Apple II release and the Japanese port for the FM Towns, changes to game play were made such as that it was essential to explore such locations in order to obtain the scarce resource, tri-lithium, making tools a crucial item.